Carbon Blog

Pins & Needles

Jul 11, 2009

Now I know everyone, including my team, are on pins and needles regarding our pending decision regarding the site location for the Carbon Campus. I get reminded of it every day and every hour! As I have said before, we have met some wonderful and extraordinary people through this process, and we certainly continue to hear from them as our decision nears. It is satisf...

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Carbon Motors Surpasses 10,000 Reservations

Jun 12, 2009

We are thrilled to announce that we have now exceeded 10,000 production slot reservations for Carbon's ‘E7’. The Company would like to extend its deepest gratitude to the hundreds of law enforcement agencies that placed those reservations from all across the country! In addition to achieving this major milestone so soon, we would also like to thank members of the ec...

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A Race To The Finish

May 24, 2009

In the week leading up to the deadline for the five US States (Georgia, Indiana, Michigan, North Carolina, and South Carolina) to submit their final proposals for Carbon's Campus, we still had two cities under consideration to visit: Charlotte, NC and Aiken, SC. Both cities found themselves in the sites of the Pure Justice Tour, giving each potential site location full...

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The South Carolina Congressional Delegation

May 15, 2009

On the heels of ringing the opening bell at NASDAQ and being greeted by over 7,300 Hoosiers in Indiana along with the pleasure of meeting with Governor Mitch Daniels (R-IN) - it certainly was an additional wonderful experience to meet with the South Carolina congressional delegation in Washington DC these last few days. Congressmen Gresham Barrett (R-SC), John Spratt (...

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The DEADLINE nears....

May 13, 2009

Greetings from the road......I was going to say the 'campaign trail' as it sure feels that way! Has been an interesting past 10 days having stopped in Chicago, Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Washington DC. And in the next ten days I will be back to Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Chicago. Well, we have set a ...

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